THET 250 - American Musical Theatre and Popular Culture

Institution:

University of Maryland-Global Campus

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Description:

Credit will be granted for only one of the following: THET250 or THET350. Formerly THET350. An exploration of the complicated history of some of America's most popular entertainments from learned pig shows, to vaudeville, to musical theatre. It connects the history of America's diverse racial and ethnic communities to the evolution of forms like minstrelsy, Wild West Shows, and showboat theatre. It also traces the history of our most popular and enduring art form--the musical comedy--from the Ziegfeld Follies to Rent and beyond.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umgc.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 985-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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